To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) police officers and (b) civilian staff applied for the Fullbright Fellowship in Police Studies' scheme in each year since its introduction. (143242)

A breakdown of applications received for the Fulbright Fellowship from police staff for the period 2004-05 to 2006-07 is shown in the following table.

Previous records do not show a breakdown whether the applicant was a police officer or police staff, however, awards made in 2006-07 went to a detective inspector and a member of police staff.